The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 6, 1927, Page 3

—_ THE DAILY WORKER Page Three KUOMINTANG 1S _ DEFENDED BY U.S. PUBLISHER North China Star Scores Extradition (Special to The Dally Worker) PEKING, Jan, 4—Charles James Fox, editor of the American newspa- per published In Tientsin, the North China Star, has published a leading article in his capacity as defending lawyer for the Kuomintang members arrested In Tientsin, signed with his own name, in which he declares that the explanations of Locker Sampson In the British house of commons in answer to the questions concerning the extradition of the arrested Kuo- mintang members were not in accord- ance with the truth, Fox writes that the Kuomintang is absolutely no traitorous anarchistic secret society, as Locker Sampson declared in the house of commons. MUSSOLINI, LIKE OUR OWN FUNDAMENTALISTS, FIRES BRAINY. TEACHERS ROME—Under the new law which permits the, disch: of teachers who ‘are antagonistic to the fascist regime, many instructors are being ousted from their positions. Besides numerous primary and secondary teachers so discharged, the liet in- cludes three university professors, one each in Rome, Naples and Pavia. Among these Ia Prof, Giuseppe Cir- incione, head of the ocular clinic in this city. Hint That Coolidge Will Ask Repeal of National Origin Law WASHINGTON.—The commission charged with determining the new im- migation quotas under the “national origin” clause of the 1924 law have been asked by President Coolidge to suspend their work. This is taken as an indication that Coolidge will ask for the repeal of that part of the law. Contrary to the intent of the fram- ers of the measure, it will work to reduce greatly the immigration for He says: “It the police did not ‘know that a committee of the Kuo- mintang was in the party office when they raided it then they knew at least on Nov. 25, for I personally informed them and the British consul about it. ‘The British authorities therefore knew before the delivery. of the prisoners to the Mukden authorities who it was they were handing over. Deny Gullt. “On the morning of Nov. 24 the ‘British police and the British consul ‘were informed that the arrested men had declared themselves not guilty of any political crime. The arrested had, therefore, already declared that they political refugees. The jgearch warrant and the arrest war- fant were actually made out after the event, as only the Chinese legal authorities have the right to issue such documents, and not the police, as Sampson declared. Further, the arrested were not delivered to the Mukdeners on Nov, 6, but on Nov, 26. Asks Questions, “If the delivery of the arrested to the Mukdeners took place on the yweround of usance, why was the British ambassador in Pekin first of all ‘eked ?” Defends Attacks, ‘With regard to the contention that the confiscated literature contained attacks on Mukden and upon the local officials, Fox points out that the Pe-, on an extremely energetic campaign for years against the Chinese of- ficials without being prosecuted in any way. GET A SUB. northern and central Europe, Mexican Towns Hurt by Mild Earthquakes CALEXICO, Cal., Jan, 4—In spite of recurrent tremors, several of them of considerable intensity, which shook this city and Mexicali, just across the border, early yesterday, the citizens of this city today were preparing to rebuild the city which was badly dam- aged by a succession of earth shocks early Saturday. The tremorg yesterday started a fire in Mexicali in which two build- ings were destroyed, causing a loss of several thousand dollars. Other damage, however, was slight. A num- ber of loosened bricks were knocked into the streets but nobody was in- jured. Damage to the cities of, Mexicali and Caleixo by the shocks of Satur- day is estimated to be in the vicinity of $1,000,000. Black Butte, a dormant volcano 40 miles south of the border in Mexico, is reported to be active today. No alarm is felt, however, as the country sur rounding it is uninhabited for a ra- dius of many miles. Franco-German Harmony. PARIS—The better relations now existing between France and Germany are not due entirely, to. the fact that tions have been resumed, but that the European Steel trust and the Franco- U.S. MARINES HELD LIBERAL FORCES AT BAY Sacasa Reveals Truth of Troop Landings (Continued from page 1) are impeded, even those of my boats. I am prohibited use of my code, Even this message must suffer censorship. I am isolated and relegated to indef- inite inaction. Real Reason, “Foreign capital is not and has never been in danger, Hence I must understand that the declaration of a neutral zone for the protection of for- eign interests is only an apparent reason, but that the real motive is for protecting the de facto government of Adolfo Diaz, who counts on the effec- tive influence of Wall Street bankers. “At the same time a similar action occurred at Rio Grande, the principal place for the deposit of our war ma- terials, “In 1912 Diaz also solicited, as he now does, the support of the Amer- ican government, maintaining himself in power only thru the said support. It is obvious that the purpose of the American marines is to obstruct the operations of my army. Saved Diaz. “The violent action was initiated precisely when our army was fighting with all advantages over the Diaz forces at Pearl Lagoon. a Two More Destroyers, WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. — Two des- troyers, the Borie and the John D. Edwards will leave Hampton Roads today for Central American waters to join the Barry and Brooks of Admiral Latimer’s squadron to assist in the maintainance of the three so-called “neutral zones” in Nicaragua, ees Wheeler Asks Withdrawal. WASHINGTON, Jan, 4, — Senator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, has in- troduced a resolution in the senate de- manding the immediate withdrawal of all American armed forces from Nicaragua, The resolution declares that U. 8S. marines are blocking the efforts of the liberal supporters of the rightful President Sacasa to restore “constitutional government.” The order of Admiral Latimer estab- Mshing neutral zone in the region of Puerta Cabezae, the liberal head- quarters, was cited as a hindrance to the Sacasa supporters and a help to the usurper, Dias, _, Coolidge Defends Nicaraguan Intervention, German potash agreement have brot financial interests together. Where the franc or mark is, there is the Fatherland. By LAURENCE TODD, Fed. Press WASHINGTON —(FP)— While the liberal government headed by Presi- dent Sacasa in the eastern half of Aimee Didn’t Know of C arlyle’s Saying, : ‘Only Fools and Women Wrote Letter LOS ANGELES.—The wife of Ken- neth G. Ormiston may be drawn into the Aimee Semple McPherson case by reason of having divulged that Aimee wrote her what she calls an “imperti; nent” note on the day before the evan- gelist disappeared from Ocean Park Beach, Aimee admits having written the letter, but denies that it was imperti- nent. District Attorney Asa Keyes insists that Aimee and Kenneth will both have to stand trial on charges of crim- inal conspiracy ‘after the new grand jury has finished its investigation. pigs Thirty Are Killed in Rebellion at Sumatra (Special to The Daily Worker) PADANG, Sumatra,—tIn a clash with the Dutch military forces in the Siloengkang district, 30 Communists are said to have been killed. The whole district, it is reported here, 1s in revolt against the Dutch govern- ment, SEND IN A SUB TO THE DAILY WORKER TODAY! Web 2 EERE Nicaragua has been virtually taken prisoner by American naval forces un- der Admiral Latimer, and while pro- tests are pouring in upon Washington from every quarter of Latin-America, President Coolidge has made plain to the press correspondents that he is back of the present intervention, Admiral Latimer, who wrote the notorious legal opinion for the navy department, holding that Teapot} Dome and other naval oil lands could | | be handed over to Albert Fall, is Coo- | lidge’s trusted agent in deciding what | steps shall be taken, If Latimer de- cides that the Sacasa government shall not receive or send any tele-| grams or use its own broadcasting station, as seems now to be proven to be the case, Coolidge remains calm. Coolidge Claims “Absurd.” Senator Norris, progressive leader, pointed to this claim of need for pro- tecting American lives and property in the liberal strongholds as being too absurd for belief. The first principle of sensible conduct by the liberals, he said, would be careful safeguarding of American lives and properties. Sen- ator King of Utah echoed this sug- gestion that the administration is of- ferring a fraudulent excuse for its war in support of Wall Street bank- ers, King remarked that the shame of the whole record of American finan- cial operations in Latin-America and the Philippines is that the bankers have been able to mold the policy of the state department to advance their private interests by the use of the American goyernment’s armed forces. ‘Chairman Borah of the senate for- eign relations committee, after Sec- retary Kellogg had again assured him that the intervention was not inter- vention, withheld direct comment for a while, but said that he had received evidence that six or eight men, in the United’ States, had for business reasons created the present war in Nicaragua. Since this war was made hw the haneurs DUPPets, enamor.o and Diaz, now recognized by the American government, Borah’s com- stopped by the naval censor at Puerta Cabezas, showed that the liberal agencies in Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica were likewise cut off from tommunication with Sacasa, He was, as Dr, Vaca said in a letter of protest filed with Kellogg, virtually a prisoner of the American forces, Diaz an Old Tool. Diaz, the militarist president re- cognized by Kellogg last month, was first set up as dictator in 1912 by American marines after Gen. Mena NATIONWIDE STRIKE IN BELGIUM LOOMS BECAUSE OF BOSSES’ OPPOSITION (Special to The Daily Worker) BRUSSELS, Jan. 4.—Secret in- structions by the Belgian Industrial Association of Employers to their members to resist all attempts of the workers to force adjustment of wages to the rising cost of living have caused organized labor to pre- pare for a nation-wide strike. The employers’ general staff ad- vises the employers to get rid of all union agreements that make wages dependent on the cost of living index, Firm Bank Rate Helps John Bull’s Stiff Lip LONDON.—The captains of indus- try here profess to be optimistic about the year 1927, in spite of the inroads of the coal and general strikes. Who- ever suffered, the banks did not. They experienced a good year in 1926. The shipping interests also profited by the strike, due to the importation of scab coal. Help from the big banks of had been duly elected president. Diaz, surrounded in the capital then as he is now, appealed to Washington to have the marines “protect all the in- habitants of the republic.” He asked that Washington furnish him armed help, On Sept. 21, 1912, Minister Welt- zel sent a note to Diaz’ foreign mini- ster, in reply, saying that the policy of the American government would be to protect its own nationals “and at the same time to use its influence thru all adequate means for the pro- tection of the legal and recognized government,” which has the Diaz re- gime set up by American rifles. This wag an act of the Taft administration, Coolidge’s present policy appears to be a repetition of the Taft scheme of conquest in favor of Diaz, the bank- ers’ man, but it is less frank in de- claring its purpose, D. OF J. AGENTS ARREST SHIP WORKERS ON GHARGE OF SMUGGLING AMMUNITIO NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4—(FP) Antonio, chief cook, and Aurelio Lopez, oiler, on the steamer Mun- place have been arrested by Depart- ment of Justice agents charged with attempting to smuggle ammu- nition and firearms from this port into Progresso Mexico, 14 18 @@G That %VUU rounds of pls- tol ammunition and 4,000 rounds of cartridges were found by the ag- ment was interpreted as a rebuke to Coolidge and Kellogg, Cablegrams received by Dr. Vaca lfberal agent in Washington, after his own messages to Sacasa had been ents. The men are held in the house of detention, the government claiming an extensive filibuster plot being nipped by the arrest of the men. Europe and America have been a fac- tor in tiding British industry over a hard spot. England figures, too, that it profits by the Dawes plan, as ap- plied to Germany, With the bank rate held at 5 per cent the banks are not worrying. Unusual Operation on Brain. Alfonso Bedra, 10, was recovering today from what surgeons declared was one of the most unusual opera- tions on record in which sections of his brain were sewed together after an automobile accident. Alfonso lost five ounces of his brain thru a four-inch gash in the back of his skull but today he is able to think and act clearly according to Dr. Fran- | cis Gerty. K. K, K. in Baton Rouge. BATON ROUGE, La.—Knights of the Ku Klux Klan burned a fiery cross within @ short distance from the state capitol building Christmas eve. Police extinguished the blaze. The klan is exceptionally strong in PREPARE FOR LENIN MEMORIAL MEETING Order Now! The Life and Work of Lenin By E. Yaroslavsky A new authoritative work on our great leader, 25 cents +++ A Red Calendar with a striking picture of Lenin and important revolutionary dates in his- tory. 25 cents 15 cents in lots of 10 or more, Lenin on Organization The most important publication for workers issued in many years. 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HE revolt against American im- perialism in Latin America is @preading rapidly and the struggle is becoming sharper. A number of events in the last tew weeks justify this conclusion, They are: 1. The popular revolt in Nicaragua ted by Sacasa against the Wall Street ‘tool Diaz. 2, The recognition of the popular forces as the Nicaraguan government by Mexico in defiance of the Amer- ican state department. 3. The statement of Pedro Zepeda, representative of the Sacasa govern- ment in Mexico City, in which he said: The intervention of the United Statgs in favor of Diaz has fanned the patriotism of every Nicaraguan into such unquenchable fire that all are ready to fight unyieldingly against foreign invasion. 4. The crushing defeat of the Diaz forces by the popular army AFTER the United States had instituted a blockade and landed troops in sup- port of Diaz, 5. Open aid, by munitions and other- wise, of Mexico to the Sacasa army . AFTER being “warned” by the Amer- ican state department to discontinue all support. 6. Well-founded reports from Gua- " temala that a similar situation is developing there. _. 7, The unanimous condemnation of American intervention in Nicaragua by tho Latin American press in a tone which shows a development of a Latin American consciousness far higher than any evidenced hitherto and which perceives American imperialism as the inost dangerous foe to unity and independence of the Latin American ‘people. ‘ A NUMBER of occurrences combined has speeded up the tempo of the movement against American imperial- ism and given it a coherence which ‘Wall Street and its state department, backed by the war department, haye prevented it acquiring until now. ' These occurrences can be divided in- to two categories—one directly affect img American and Latin American re- lations, the other listing events out- side the western hemisphere and in- fn thligaa ee A Amer (pee first category of occurrences can be listed as follows: 1. The continuous offensive con- ducted against Mexico by Secretary of State Kellogg designed to force the withdrawal of the provisions of the 1917 Mexican constitution relating to oil concessions and titles. 2. ‘The palpable connection between the offensive of the state department and the attempt of the Roman catholic hierarchy to stir up counter-revolu- tion in Mexico. 8, The resolute attitude taken pub- licly by the Calles government against a policy of an interpretation of Mexi- can law to suit American investors. 4. The internal strength shown by Mexico in liquidating the crisis creat- ed by the catholic clergy. 5. The interference of America in the Tacna-Arica dispute and the dis- batch of a militarist (General Persh- ing) to supervise the negotiations and plebiscite. 6. The one-sided treaty forced on Panama which makes this republic nothing more than a military and naval base of American imperialism and is concrete proof of the intention ot the imperialists to grab and use, in the struggle for world domination, such Latin American countries as it desires. 7. The ultimatum to Mexico that it stop supporting the popular govern- ment in Nicaragua, tantamount to a declaration that Mexico cannot recog- nize a Latin American government on which Wall Street has not put its seal. 8. Open armed intervention by America in Nicaragua in behalf of 4 Wall Street tool AFTER the warn- ing to Mexico against interference, 9. American repudiation of the pledge of Filipino freedom. Mi hue second category of events which by reagon of the colonial and semt-colonial status of the Latin Amer- jean nations in relation to America exert great influence in stimulating resentment of American domination and inspiring hope of success in the struggle against it may also be divided into two parts—one the list of events which indicate the existence of other orces hostile to American domination, the other including those struggles which show a world-wide upsurge’ against imperialism on the part colonial and semi-colonial peoples and, more important, still, the evidence that! Such struggles are po longes éorlorn hopes but that each one of them holds the prospect of victory within a meas- urable period. HE first group consists of: 1. Evidences of a renewal of the rivalry between Great Britain and America in Latin America shown by the acceptance of the terms of the Mexican government by British oil companies thus placing British in- terests in a more favorable position. a. The acquisition of tracts of rub- ber land in Panama by British in- terests and the consequent furore in the American press. 2. The lack of sympathy expressed in the Buropean press for the latest adventures of American government such as the Panama treaty and the characterization of them as “imperial- istic.” The comment of, Pertinax, semi- official political writer for the Echo de Paris, is typical: The absorption of Panama proves, no matter what o! jays, that Amer- ican imperialism exists. It differs from European efforts at hegemony only by the weakness of the ob- stacles it meets, .... After the conquest of the Spanish colonies in 1898 there came the subjugation of Panama in 1904, the Cominican re- public in 1907, Haiti in 1915, Nica- ragua in 1916 and Honduras in 1924. PLIEF in “American idealism,” in American desire to “do good” for the Latin American peoples is fading rapidly. The complete lack of sup- port by the leadership of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor for the strug: gles of the Latin American masses against American imperialism, has shown to large sections of the Latin American workers the falsity of the promises that were made at the El Paso convention in return for the institution of an expulsion policy against the Communists. E second group consists of: 1. The growing successes of the Soviet Union at home and its appear- ance in all colonial struggles as a friend of the nationalist liberation movements. a. The constant denunciation of the workers’ and peasants’ government of 'the Soviet Union by the imperialist powers serves only to attract the jtavorable attention of colonial and ‘semi-colonial peoples to its achievo- nts. (Accusations of “Bolshevist in- nce” in Mexico by the American imperialist press, etc.). ee, The great sweep of the Chinese defiant attitude towards the imperial- ist powers based on its amazingly rapid victories and internal consolida- tion. a. The statement made recently by Chang Kai-shek, commander-in-chief of the people’s armies in which he an- nounced that their victories were not for China alone but that New China would assist all colonial peoples strug- gling for national liberation from im- perialism. 8. The great mass movement and armed uprising of the Javanese work- ers and peasants against British- Dutch imperialism. HE tone of the Latin American press always leaves no doubt that the “big brother” role of Amepican imperialism is played out so far as public opinion in Latin America is concerned and that it is now seen in York Times, characterizes the Amer- lean policy in Nicaragua cious and imprudent” and the landing of marines “shows a spirit capable of causing conse- quencea certain to disturb conti- nental tranquility.” FS had as much significance must be attached to the utterance of the press on the east coast of South Amer- ica where no such open hostility to imperialism has manifested itself be- fore, so must great importance be at- tached to the expression of the Mext- can press, whose country would un- doubtedly bear the brunt of armed in- tervention by the United States. El Universal, published in Mexico City, speaks plainly and uncompromisingly in an editorial published Dec, 28: +++. +. the motives for indigna- its proper light as a “big bully.” Writing from Buenos Aires, the cor- respondent of the Chicago Daily News says: A visitor from Mars getting his first earthly impre: Buenos Aires newspapers would be convinced that the ONE GREAT- EST EVIL IN THE WORLD IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMER- ICA. Two of the leading morning news- Papers DEVOTE NEARLY TEN COLUMNS to cable dispatches which picture the UNITED STATES AS PLUNGING RUTHLESSLY ALONG {TS IMPERIALISTIC PATH AND TRAMPLING DOWN THE WEAKER REPUBLICS,.... (Emphasis mine.) ‘S in China where the weapon of ‘the boycott has been used so suc- cessfully against British and Japanese imperialism, the Argentine press sug- gests this means of combatting Amer- ican domination, The Daily News cor- respondent continues: The ...+. suggested solution is to find means to stop buying in the United States. La Nacion declares this is the Proper time to develop the coal re- sources of Argentine and cease buy- Ing American coal. IT SUGGESTS THAT CHILEAN COAL COULD BE USED IN THE MEANTIME, i ay former vhmity between Argen- tina and Chfle seems to have dis- appeared in thé face of the danger from the common enemy, The Brazilian press is also crit- ical. The Journal of Rio Janeird, national \liberation movement and ite] quoted in a dispatch to the New tlon are not less when the hypo- critical lying efforts used to cover it are contemplated..... No one takes the disembarking of marines in Nicaragua as any- thing but the culmination of the old policy of attempts against the in- tegrity of the Latin American re- publics ....*, are nothing than the consequences of that aggre: perialism which, at times, tried to disembark, under the mask of the Monroe Doctrine, and at other times under or with the names of the Wil- hope these facts will serve to un- mask before the American people the MAGNITUDE OF THE PROB- LEM WHICH IS NOW OPENED FOR THE FUTURE OF PEACE IN AMERICA. (Emphasis mine.) Yi owe points are to be noted in this editorial expression: 1. The challenge is made directly to the Monroe Doctrine—hitherto con- sidered as the whole basis of rela- tions betwen the United States and Latin America, 2. Latin America is spoken of as a bloc of nations whose interests are opposed to those of American im- perialism. 3. An appeal is made over the head of American government to the Amer- ican people, i Ie general line of development of policy indicated in the three points above is the line which the increasing sharpness of the struggle and the open aggression of American imperial- ism will force the anti-ismperiflist movement to take in Latin-America. The entry of Latin-America, led by which are part of the world struggle against imperialism is of the greatest importance for the American labor and revolutionary movement..A num- ber of conclusions can be drawn for this which will be of value in shap- ing policy: 1, The conflict with Latin America, Particularly its rapid development, shows the instability even of the prosperous American imperialism in @ world which is becoming increasing- ly unstable, 2. The world situation and the growth of American penetration of Latin America while serving to in- dustrialize these smaller nations is likewise creating a stern resistance to the increased exploitation, 3. The need of American imperial- ism for Latin America as a market and a source of cheap raw materials makes it especially vulnerable to forces set in motion by the rise of anti-imperialist sentiment and organ- ization. 1 i is the duty of our party to intensi- ty its aid to the struggles of its brother parties, the Latin American labor movements and the whole strug- gle against American imperialism. The Communist parties of Latin America must be given every assist- ance possible so that they may be able to develop strength and influence in the labor and peasant movements suf- ficient to enable these to play a de- cisive role in the struggle. In the United States we must, to the limit of our resources, see that the American working class and its organ- ized section wages a struggle to prevent armed intervention and bloody suppression of the Latin Amer- {ean peoples. ROUND such slogans as, “Hands Off Mexico, the leader of the Latin American peoples against Wall Street domination,” and “Hands Off Latin America, No Wars For Wall Street,” the fight against American im- perialism can be conducted with promise of success and the Latin American peoples shown that they possess in the American working class and its advanced section powerful allies in their ever-sharpening strug- gle. Not the least of these tasks at home is the systematic and untiring ex- posure of the present trade union leadership as dangerous allies of im- perfalism and deceitful foes of both} THE DAILY WORKER PUB. 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